Overview
- Fenerbahçe dismissed head coach Domenico Tedesco, sporting director Devin Özek and football coordinator Berke Çelebi on Monday following Sunday’s 3-0 defeat to Galatasaray, and named co-trainer Zeki Murat Göle interim coach for the run-in.
- The derby loss left Fenerbahçe seven points behind leaders Galatasaray with three league matches remaining, which all but ends their title bid.
- Tedesco said Tuesday that he had recently discussed an early contract extension with the club before being let go, calling the decision a sign of how fast the sport moves.
- Across 45 competitive games, Tedesco averaged 2.0 points per match, becoming the fourth straight Fenerbahçe coach with a 2.0-plus average to exit after a short spell.
- The season brought a Turkish Supercup win in January but exits in the Europa League playoffs and the Turkish Cup quarterfinals, and reports of leadership turnover and fan unrest added pressure on decision-makers.